We have specifically not spent a lot of time discussing food on Sheologians before. Why? Because it is so divisive in so many circles, and because we hadn’t thought to ask Doug Wilson about it, yet! His book, Confessions of a Food Catholic, is a fabulous primer on how we should think through our meals together. Moms are often laden with food-guilt issues without even knowing it. We are concerned for our appearance, so we make food laws. Our nation is laden with sexual sin, so we find out righteousness in “locally sourced” foods that we turn into fertilizer in our backyards. But the Christian life isn’t about food righteousness, and the New Testament actually spends time speaking to this, so we should spend time thinking through it. Coming to the table of the Lord in peace with one another is a huge deal, and our bodies are supposed to be spent in service to the Lord. How do we balance all of these things? Pastor Doug Wilson shares some edifying Biblical wisdom on how not to be stuck in bondage to your next meal.

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4:00 Why our podcast is not for you.

6:57 Why is this episode even happening?
9:17 Why would we have Doug Wilson on to talk about food?
12:02 How has food become a practical pastoral problem?
13:40 Is Doug Wilson just being nit-picky? Who did he write a food book for, anyway?
17:20 Are you in bondage to food, and how can you tell?
19:35 God doesn’t care what you eat. It can be spinach or a Twinkie. He cares HOW we eat.
21:15 What does food have to do with a culture of sexual perversion and baby murder?
24:26 So, is Wilson advocating that we live by donuts alone and don’t care for how we feed ourselves?
29:27 Why does Joy think this topic is important for our audience?
34:20 What does fatherlessness have to do with food issues?
37:14 What is Doug Wilson’s favorite ice cream flavor?
38:45 How do we make distinctions, caveats, and qualifications in a God-honoring way? (Stick around for this, it is so helpful!!!)
49:00 Encouragement if you don’t feel you can bless people with your cooking.
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